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Should we be worried that polio has been detected in the UK?
A national incident has been declared after the virus was found in

Reality Check: How worried should we be about Mpox?
It is unlikely the disease will become a new pandemic but cases

COVID-19: Will we have to live with it forever? A virologist explains
A pandemic is a new outbreak of an infectious disease that affects

Concerns about study that minimizes the risks of Long COVID in children
We recently published a collaborative commentary in Lancet Child & Adolescent Health raising methodological concerns

A vicious cycle in a pandemic – False words breed false promises, which breed false hope
Big changes, small differences, one constant – the ABCs of COVID A

How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
As research begins to emerge on the latest variant of COVID, should

A Variant Holiday (safety in the time of Omicron)
With the simultaneous arrival of both the holidays and the Omicron variant,

Promotion of non-evidence based therapeutics in Long COVID support groups
We recently published a collaborative article in Nature Medicine discussing the promotion of non-evidence

Long Covid Research Library
Update: The Long Covid Research Library was discontinued per June 2024 Research-Aid

Healing Patient Europe conference at Vatican City
We assisted our partners from Europe, a Patient with the organising of

A call for international school safety measures
Recently, Pandemic-Aid Networks has issued an international call for school safety measures

COVID booster shots: How do they work and when will we need them?
Clinical trials are still investigating the effectiveness of COVID-19 booster jabs, while

The Long Haul, A Long Covid Online Interview Series
Named after the difficult journey those suffering from this unknown disease are

Launch of online interview series on Long COVID
In collaboration with Pandemic-Aid Networks, we launched in 2021 an online interview series focusing

The Impact of COVID Vaccination on Symptoms of Long COVID
Research-Aid Networks, in collaboration with the advocacy group LongCovidSOS, the University of

The Impact of COVID Vaccination on Symptoms of Long COVID
Research-Aid Networks, in collaboration with the advocacy group LongCovidSOS, the University of

Event – We need a People’s Vaccine: The fight for vaccine equality
On Monday 24 May 2021, 6:30pm BST // 7:30pm CEST Zero Covid Coalition, Morning

What we know about the UK COVID-19 variant
We have all heard about the new COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) that is spreading

COVID-19 vaccine messaging: we need to get it right the first time
Much of the world’s hope in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic rests on

Pandemic-Aid Networks
Pandemic-Aid Networks is an umbrella platform for COVID-19 advocacy groups, Long Covid

Can we please stop talking about a second wave of COVID-19
Lockdown is easing. People are returning to work and shops are lifting

Herd immunity in Europe – are we close?
While no country claims to be pursuing herd immunity as a strategy,

Coronavirus: is the R number still useful?
A few months ago, most people had never heard of the R

Coronavirus: four issues that have limited testing in the UK
Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, promised 100,000 coronavirus tests a day